# Kotara Village, Salekasa, Gondiya (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/salekasa/kotara/ Village · Salekasa, Gondiya # Kotara Kotara is a village in Salekasa sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra, PIN code **441902**. The 2011 Census counted **1,167 people in 269 households**, the 26th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,167people (2011) - 269households - 78.8%literacy - 441902PIN code ## Kotara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kotara is 441902.** Kotara falls in Salekasa sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - PIN code441902 - Community development blockSalekasa - Census village code538058 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kotara from nearby towns? - Salekasa (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)50 km by road - Gondiya (nearest town)50 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kotara? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kotara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sakhari - ○Degree college5–10 km · Salekasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gondiya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kotara known for? About 34% of the 673 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kotara Of every 100 households in Kotara in 2011, 69 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kotara · ■ Salekasa rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **68% Toilet within the home ****47%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **64% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **97% Use banking services ****95%** **68% Television ****22%** **22% Mobile phone ****27%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **18% Own their home ****96%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Kotara? ■ Kotara · ■ Salekasa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783** **966 Working population ****53.0%** **57.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 71.7% for women. 62% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 184 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (16%) · **■** Household industry 54 (9%) · **■** Other work 74 (12%) · **■** Marginal 207 (33%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Salekasa - Kholgad1,250 people - Navegaon1,244 people - Kunbitola1,237 people - Bamhani1,184 people - Paol Dawana1,156 people - Dhanoli1,136 people - Darbada1,120 people - Pathari1,119 people [All 91 villages in Salekasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/salekasa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotara?441902 - How far is Kotara from Gondiya?50 km by road - What is the population of Kotara?1,167 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotara in?Gondiya district (Salekasa sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kotara?78.8% (Census 2011)